Jane Austen + Grinder Girl Occasionally, my editor would remind me that I have written about balls and pucks, but never monster trucks.

Review: Jay-Z at TD Garden There was something about the way Jay-Z hyped the crowd up at the start of show opener "Run This Town" that was not only emblematic of his performance style, but of his general appeal as a performer -- a key to his likability.

Jane Austen + Grinder Girl Occasionally, my editor would remind me that I have written about balls and pucks, but never monster trucks.

Review: Jay-Z at TD Garden There was something about the way Jay-Z hyped the crowd up at the start of show opener "Run This Town" that was not only emblematic of his performance style, but of his general appeal as a performer -- a key to his likability.

The naked choke It was love. At first sighting. It was like a love that lovers might have for each other across the spread of a crowded room, and it occurred in a place no less auspicious than the front row of a matinee showing of Mel Gibson's 1987 flick, Lethal Weapon .